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Prominent cleric among Afghans killed in Herat mosque blast
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 2 (ANI): A prominent Afghan cleric was among the people killed in a blast that rocked a mosque in Herat province on Friday, officials said.
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With more than half of Afghans dependent on humanitarian aid, IOM calls fo
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 1 (ANI): Over one year after the Taliban takeover, an estimated 24.4 million people - 59 per cent of the population in Afghanistan - are dependent on international aid and emergency relief in their day-to-day lives, the International Organization for Migration
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China's economic footprint steadily expanding across Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 1 (ANI): China is focusing firmly on business and cultural diplomacy to expand its economic footprint across Afghanistan. It is also sparing no effort to promote and support the Taliban, which finds itself in near diplomatic isolation.
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Afghan female student sexually assaulted, beaten by Taliban official
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 31 (ANI): An Afghan female medical student, Elaha, whose father was a former general in the National Security Directorate said that she was sexually assaulted and beaten by a Taliban official.
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Afghanistan owes USD 1.4 billion in debt to foreign countries amid economi
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 31 (ANI): Amid the economic downturn in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power, the country now owes USD 1.4 billion in debt to foreign countries and major financial institutions.
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US must admit its defeat in Afghanistan: Russia
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 31 (ANI): On the first anniversary of the US exit from Afghanistan, Russia on Wednesday asked Washington to admit that its presence in the war-torn country that lasted for two decades ended in "defeat".
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Taliban celebrate anniversary of foreign troops' withdrawal from Afghanist
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 31 (ANI): The Taliban marked the one-year anniversary of the foreign troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan on Wednesday, local media reported.
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Half of Americans say Afghanistan war was mistake a year after withdrawal:
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 31 (ANI): A year after the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, American society remains sharply divided over whether sending troops there in 2001 was the right decision, according to a Gallup poll out this week.
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Pakistan forces operate against TTP in Afghanistan, says Ex-Afghan Intel c
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 31 (ANI): Former Afghan intelligence chief Rahmatullah Nabil on Monday claimed that the Pakistani military has started an operation against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in the territory of Afghanistan without consultations with the Taliban officials.
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Taliban's atrocities continue, shopkeepers warned not to sell goods to wom
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 30 (ANI): In another oppressive move, Taliban officials have asked shopkeepers in Balkh province of Afghanistan to not sell anything to women not wearing a Hijab and warned of consequences if they fail to obey the order.
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Rights activists in Istanbul voice out against women rights violations in
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 30 (ANI): Amid rising atrocities against Afghan women and violation of their fundamental rights, several human rights activists held a gathering in Istanbul recently and urged the international community to address their issues, especially young girls and their ac
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UN relief chief stresses need to stay and deliver for all Afghans
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI): Humanitarians have stayed and delivered in Afghanistan in the year since the Taliban takeover and it is imperative that the international community continues to do the same while the de facto authorities must also do their part, the Security Council heard on M
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